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  • Saturday, February 05, 2011

    MINNESOTA FOCUS: Blogs, The Minnesota Project, NAACP, Drinking Liberally

    MINNESOTA NEWS:

    Are Republicans ignorant of the contents of their bill or too ashamed to answer questions?

    Is Michele Bachmann a compulsive liar?

    Ken Martin elected DFL Party Chair

    McLeod vets' needs require second county officer; Republican bills cut veterans programs

    Owatonna residents share concerns at "Congress at Your Corner"

    Minnesota's Progressive Home Team

    Southwest Metro Tea Party sponsors Bradlee Dean's Ministry of Hate's Theocratic Movie...I guess teabaggers are allied with the American Taliban

    Democrat Walz vows to fight Bachmann plan to balance budget at expense of veterans' care

    Racism still alive in 2011... At least in Anoka...

    Republicans want to cut basic services and jack up your property taxes

    Republican Warren Limmer lies to push Voter ID bill

    Right Wing Extremist Bachmann Palled Around With Extremist Who Called For Assassination of Obama...the link between Teabaggers, Republicans and violent Hate Groups is blatant and disgusting.


    Some regular Democratic-Farm-Labor Party related events:

    MONDAYS:

    Veterans Caucus
    Second Monday of each month, 2011, 6pm – 8pm
    \Conference Room, DFL Office
    DescriptionMembership meeting starts at 6pm, montly meeting starts at 6:30pm. Contact: Trista Matascastillo, trista2000@msn.com

    Drinking Liberally
    Third Monday of each month, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
    Hopkins VFW, 100 Shady Oak Road
    An informal, inclusive progressive social group. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Bars are democratic spaces - you talk to strangers, you share booths, you feel the bond of common ground. Bring democratic discourse to your local democratic space - build democracy one drink at a time.

    Waseca Co DFL Mtg
    Third Monday of each month, 7pm – 8pm
    Waseca Sr. Citizens Ctr., 308 N. State


    TUESDAYS:

    Otter Tail County DFL Party Monthly Meeting
    Third Tuesday of each month, Jan 18, 2011
    Shoreline Reataurant and Lanes, 505 North Lake Ave., Battle Lake, MN (map)
    Meet for Dinner with friends at 6 pm with our Monthly Meeting at 7 pm.

    Olmsted Co. DFL Mtg
    Third Tuesday of each month, 7pm – 9pm
    Rochester DFL Office
    "Olmsted County DFL Central Committee Meeting Tuesday, November 17 7 pm - 9 pm Democratic Party Office 401 16th Ave NW Rochester, MN Guests are welcome to attend, for more information please contact Lynn Wilson, Chair at lwilson154@charter.net or (507) 259-5162.

    Mower Co. DFL Mtg
    Third Tuesday of each month, 7pm – 8pm
    Austin Union Hall

    Maple Grove Links Forum
    Fourth Tuesday of each month, 6pm – 8pm
    13588 80th Circle, Maple Grove, MN 55369 (map)
    THE MAPLE GROVE DFL LINKS Joint Meeting with the Brooklyns DFL Community Houlihan's, 12725 Elm Creek Blvd., Maple Grove, MN 6 p.m. Dinner, 7 p.m. Program Houlihan's which provides a private room for our forum requires everyone to order food. We need to send in a minimum number of reservations in order to reserve the room so please RSVP soon to John DeSantis. Host: John DeSantis, john.desantis@charter.net


    WEDNESDAYS:

    Carlton County DFL monthly meeting
    Second Wed of each month, 6:15pm – 8:15pm
    Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN
    The Carlton County DFL meeting schedule: the second Wednesday of each month, at 6:15 p.m. at the Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN in the open theater area of the main entrance. Lisa Anderson, Chair (218-878-0953)

    Pine County DFL meeting
    Third Wed of each month, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
    Hinckley, MN
    Monthly meetings in Hinckley 3rd Wednesday every month Contact Tom Kurhajetz for details (612-423-3612 or thomaskurhajetz@frontiernet.net)

    Senior Caucus Luncheon
    Fourth Wed of each month, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
    Riverside Perkins Family Restaurant, I-94 & Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, 55401
    Join a group of like-minded DFL seniors for lunch, a few laughs and whatever. No RSVP required, just show up. More info, contact: Karla Sand, karlaviolets@hotmail.com or Joy Swanson, jes2118@yahoo.com.


    THURSDAYS:

    Crow Wing County DFL monthly meeting
    First Thursday of each month, 6pm – 7pm
    Brainerd Library
    Crow Wing County DFL monthly meeting The Crow Wing County DFL meets the first Thursday of each month at Brainerd Library (large meeting room). For more info: 218-833-2825 crowwingdfl@charter.net
    Web site: http://dfl.org/crow-wing

    SD54 DFL Meeting
    Third Thursday of each month, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
    Roseville
    SD54 meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Basswood Room of Fire Station No. 1 near the Roseville City Hall campus. Meeting starts at 6:30.

    Todd County DFL
    Third Thursday of each month, 7pm – 9pm
    Long Prairie
    Todd County DFL meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in Long Prairie at Randy Brown's Law Office, Highway 71.

    Freeborn Co DFL Mtg
    Third Thursday of each month, 7pm – 8pm
    Albert Lea Union Center


    Blogging Minnesota:

    Lefty Blogs Minnesota: Liberal News Roundup in Minnesota

    Minnesota Progressive Project. : Updates on campaigns in Minnesota. The combined efforts of the Minnesota Campaign Report and MN Blue.

    MNDem.com brings commonsense, family-oriented, and slightly left leaning observations to Minnesota voters. "The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard to make our country better." -- Paul Wellstone

    Hindsight from Minnesota 2020: Hindsight gives the run down on the news that jumps out at us on the issues that matter. Often times these stories show us how much further we need to go to have the progressive policy realized in Minnesota. Another thing we want to try here is opening up the discussion to everyone who wants to contribute. Commenting on our posts is highly encouraged, and we’ll join in as well. As always, be sure to check out our main site www.mn2020.org.

    MN Moderate to Liberal Political Roundtable: I believe Democrats pay now; while Republicans argue for what will eventually be paying more, later.


    MINNESOTA NAACP: The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

    Here is a list of local NAACP branches in Minnesota:

    St Cloud NAACP
    PO BOX 7042
    St Cloud, MN 56302
    320-654-6222

    St. Cloud NAACP Youth Council
    PO BOX 7042
    St. Cloud, MN 56302

    St. Cloud State Univ. College NAACP
    700 W ST. GERMAIN STREET
    St. Cloud, MN 56301
    320-654-622

    Minneapolis NAACP
    310 E. 38TH STREET
    Minneapolis, MN 55409
    612-822-8205

    St. Paul NAACP
    1060 W CENTRAL AVE
    St Paul, MN 55104
    651-649-0520

    Minnesota State University (Mankato) NAACP
    265 MORRIS HALL
    Mankato, MN 56001

    Rochester NAACP
    PO BOX 6472
    Rochester, MN 55903


    PROGRESSIVE GROUPS IN MINNESOTA:

    The Minnesota Project is a nonprofit organization that connects people with policy to nurture collaborations that build strong local economies, vibrant communities and a healthy environment.

    Our programs are focused on clean renewable energy and efficient use of energy; farm practice and policy that promote profitable farms that protect the environment; and the production and consumption of local and sustainably-produced foods.

    The Minnesota Project works in ways that emphasize collaboration, community building, and capacity building. For over twenty-five years we have fostered local empowerment, bridged diverse interests, encouraged shared values, and initiated working dialogues that create positive action and policy.

    Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agricultre Newsletter: A Partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Sustainer's Coalition.

    Alternative Energy Resources in Minnesota: a short summary of alternative energy resources for Minnesota. For more information on each technology, visit the State Energy Alternatives Technology Options page.


    And for those who like mixing fun and politics, here are a couple of Drinking Liberally groups in Minnesota:

    Minneapolis
    Every Thursday of each month, 6:00 pm
    331 Club, 331 13th Ave NE (13th and University in Northeast Minneapolis)
    Hosted by Robin Marty

    Morris
    First and Third Thursday of each month, 8:00 pm
    Old #1, 412 Atlantic Avenue
    Hosted by Jeff Lamberty


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